Synonyms of distressed

distressed 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in troubled

Related Words

• troubled
• perturbed
• agitated
• disturbed
• unsettled
• restless
• upset
• restive
• worried
• unrestful
• anxious
• uneasy
• nervous
• fidgety
• jittery
• unquiet
• uptight
• jumpy
• edgy
• tense
• dithery
• nervy
• het up
• aflutter
• hung up

Dissimilar Words

• calm
• easy
• quiet
• peaceful
• restful
• tranquil
• relaxing

2

as in depressed

Related Words

• depressed
• pinched
• straitened
• reduced
• ruined
• hardscrabble
• hand-to-mouth
• poorish
• bankrupt
• insolvent
• deprived
• disadvantaged
• tapped out
• short
• cash-strapped
• possessionless
• dispossessed
• underprivileged
• impoverished
• bust
• needy
• poor
• penniless
• destitute
• indigent
• low
• famished
• bankrupted
• down-and-out
• impecunious
• penurious
• beggarly
• threadbare
• needful
• broke
• pauperized
• poverty-stricken
• necessitous
• unaffluent
• dirt-poor
• skint
• beggared
• hard up

Dissimilar Words

• rich
• affluent
• wealthy
• opulent
• fat
• moneyed
• well-to-do
• flush
• comfortable
• well-off
• silk-stocking
• prosperous
• well-heeled
• fat-cat
• deep-pocketed

distressed

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verb

past tense of distress

as in alarmed

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

don't let all the bad news distress you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alarmed
• disturbed
• distracted
• worried
• bothered
• concerned
• agitated
• angered
• unsettled
• upset
• annoyed
• dismayed
• haunted
• perturbed
• disquieted
• plagued
• discomforted
• irritated
• frazzled
• unhinged
• confused
• discomposed
• distempered
• derailed
• flurried
• exercised
• ailed
• embarrassed
• rattled
• weirded out
• exasperated
• freaked (out)
• fussed
• harassed
• aggravated
• bugged
• undid
• vexed
• irked
• discouraged
• harried
• peeved
• hagrode
• flustered
• nettled
• pestered
• riled
• disconcerted
• fretted
• chafed
• mortified
• galled
• bedeviled
• put off
• piqued
• disheartened
• nonplussed
• put out
• discomfited
• dispirited
• confounded
• grated
• unnerved
• demoralized
• abashed
• jarred
• chivied
• discountenanced
• got
• shook up
• daunted
• fazed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soothed
• composed
• calmed
• settled
• quieted
• alleviated
• allayed
• assuaged
• tranquilized
• appeased
• pacified
• mollified
• placated
• propitiated
• conciliated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of distressed

Adjective

Weeks later, a short video appeared online that showed a distressed Tice blindfolded with his apparent captors. —Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 1 June 2026

Tanmaxxing Brings Numerous Risks Damage to the skin from UV light exposure is not like damage to your distressed jeans. —Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026

Verb

Companies in this cohort are less likely to be distressed compared to their peers in the first quintile – that is, firms offering the highest dividend yield. —Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026

Channel a beach theme Happily distressed furniture and a blue and white palette do wonders to unify a space and provide a casual atmosphere. —Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2026